Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of news — Minimum wage, End near, OJ Simpson, Arizona abortion ruling
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
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Opinion – Vanessa Gallman: Left behind, outdated KY policy devalues citizens, diminishes competitiveness
Kentucky is too often slow to embrace beneficial economic and social change. Yet the news that 22 other states and…
New bill before the General Assembly would raise Kentucky’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Legislation is before the 2023 General Assembly that would raise the minimum wage with staggered…
Sen. Reginald Thomas will try again to set state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026; here’s the bill
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Hoping that the fifth time is the charm, a Kentucky lawmaker announced he will propose…
Amy McGrath: We can rebuild Kentucky even stronger but first there must be positive change
Over the last two weeks in Kentucky, we have had our two highest weekly coronavirus case counts yet. Meanwhile, nationwide,…
Col Owens: It’s time to raise the minimum wage, the single most effective way to undergird our economy
Henry Ford once said, when asked why he paid his workers so well, “so they can buy the cars they…
Rural Blog: Minimum wage isn’t enough to cover two-bedroom apartment anywhere in U.S., report says
On average, how much income does someone in your state need to rent a two-bedroom apartment? The National Low Income…
Kentucky Supreme Court invalidates minimum wage measures passed by Lexington, Louisville
The Kentucky Supreme Court Thursday voted to invalidate Louisville’s higher minimum wage ordinance, which means a similar measure adopted by…
Health Issues Poll shows most Kentuckians favor increasing minimum wage to $10.10 an hour
According to information released by Interact for Health and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, nearly 7 in 10 Kentucky…
Bill Straub: Kentucky’s Gov. Bevin appears to be aiming to make lives of state’s poor more problematic
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin moved into his plush first floor office in the state capitol a bit less than a…
Bevin issues Executive Orders pertaining to marriage licenses, minimum wage, other campaign issues
Today, Governor Bevin issued five Executive Orders pertaining to marriage licenses, minimum wage, hiring practices within the state government, the…
Rep. Mike Denham: Sales tax, wage, drug
and protection bills passed along to Senate
Like most of the state, the Kentucky House of Representatives saw its schedule put on ice last week because of…